Do I have to play as 9S?

[Skeith]

As the title says, when I reach the first ending as 2B, is that really it for her? Do I honestly have to play as 9S for who knows how long?

[Cacosubthree]

Yeah. It is shorter than the 2B playthrough. 2B's playthrough is all smoke and mirrors. 9S' playthrough shows the truth behind all that. If you're fine with that by all means you could stop and be satisfied with it. You will be able to play again as 2B after finishing 9S' point of view. By that time, you'll pick-up on what happened after ending A/B. Then after, the question "is that it for 2B" becomes valid.

[Skeith]

Never mind, I checked for myself whether I get to play as her again or not and apparently at best I get a few hours of her on the C run, then I get to watch the game kill her off in the same route... yeah I think I'm done. I honestly regret buying the game.

[TheSeek]

2B is not the only protagonist in the game, and you can't really understand her story without playing the parts where you don't play as her.
There's many actions 2B does or things she says that seems to not make sense or have any importance that only become relevant when playing as 9S and subsequently as A2 .
It's a shame you decided to drop the game right after ending A, cause it means you have played less than half of the game, and the true value of it is shown in the rest, where everything start making sense and all is pieced together.

[セス～]

To be honest, the plot felt pointless until I've witnessed ending E.

I only had the urge to finish the game because I had so many questions that I wasn't contented until I've satisfied my own curiosities. It was all worth it as things became really absorbing when I hear/read the dialogues. Even the side quests will make you feel something, be it a bit of happiness, sorrow and the horror of what the characters have made. And there are lots of them.

What I am telling is that, it is worth it... if you have time, pick up the game again...as Ending E is the best.

[myhr2]

Originally posted by Skeith:

Never mind, I checked for myself whether I get to play as her again or not and apparently at best I get a few hours of her on the C run, then I get to watch the game kill her off in the same route... yeah I think I'm done. I honestly regret buying the game.

I can understand, but without spoiling much, I recommand that you keep playing until ending E.

[Mosh]

Yeah you should know by now that Japanese devs LOVE sabotaging their own hard work by making you burn out and never finish it. They'll make long games even longer for no reason.

[Jazman2k]

Game truly starts when you get to your 3rd playthrough.

[Jazman2k]

Originally posted by Skeith:

Never mind, I checked for myself whether I get to play as her again or not and apparently at best I get a few hours of her on the C run, then I get to watch the game kill her off in the same route... yeah I think I'm done. I honestly regret buying the game.

So you only play the game because of 2B? A2 is much better character anyway, and better looking too.

[Skeith]

I don't care about how the character looks. I'm frustrated by the game ripping me away from the character it's had me play as for 12-16 hours (over which time you will inevitably become attached) and asking me to play as someone I don't care at all for. Realising that the game then kills that character I did have a connection to and that, in fact, it's all about 9S compounds the issue for me.

Anyway, it doesn't much matter now, just thought I'd address the 2B aesthetic thing before it could start.

[TheSeek]

Originally posted by Skeith:

I'm frustrated by the game ripping me away from the character it's had me play as for 12-16 hours (over which time you will inevitably become attached) and asking me to play as someone I don't care at all for.

You didn't care for 2B either before you started playing as her.
The game is doing the same thing it did at the start, except it's doing it with a different character.
The game tries to give the player 3 perspectives on various issues and relationships, and loss, grieving, and how to deal with those, are all a crucial part of the plot.

Not as an offense, but it seems like you don't want to suffer while playing a game that is literally built around suffering.

[スキニーウィッチズ]

Originally posted by TheSeek:

Not as an offense, but it seems like you don't want to suffer while playing a game that is literally built around suffering.

Holy sh*t, that sentence gave me goosebumps :D True Words tho

[Armteru]

[lessthanoff]

"This issue is then compounded by a naively written story that basically runs around killing every character it can for nothing more than shock value."

Interesting choice of words coming from someone who hasn't seen anything beyond 1/3 of the game. Perhaps you, like an actual honest person, should put such a disclaimer in your "review" before potentially discouraging people from buying the game based on information you pulled from what I assume is a wiki, rather than first-hand experience from the game itself.

[myhr2]

Originally posted by Skeith:

I don't care about how the character looks. I'm frustrated by the game ripping me away from the character it's had me play as for 12-16 hours (over which time you will inevitably become attached) and asking me to play as someone I don't care at all for. Realising that the game then kills that character I did have a connection to and that, in fact, it's all about 9S compounds the issue for me.

Anyway, it doesn't much matter now, just thought I'd address the 2B aesthetic thing before it could start.

Ok, now that your opinion is formed, just let me tell you. You're wrong. Because you gave up, and formed your opinion on incomplete basis. And people tried to warn you, to encourage you to keep going, even if is tough, because it would have been worth it in the end.
I understand being emotionally attached to a character, and hating when something really bad happens to him/her. That's why I don't like Game of Thrones for example. But sometimes, not often, it's worth it.

[KenzyBlane]

"This issue is then compounded by a naively written story that basically runs around killing every character it can for nothing more than shock value."

This mystery of people posting blatant lies, based on absolutely no personal experience with the subject matter, to discourage new people from playing the game and posing yourself like a 3rd rate clown in front of those who have actually experienced the full story. Could you help me solve it? You are the perfect specimen to give me a rundown on your abysmal decision-making, which led you to post this "review".